Island at the edge of the world the forgotten history of Easter Island
"A vital and timely work of historical adventure and reclamation by British archeological scholar Mike Pitts--a book that rewrites the popular yet flawed history of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and uses newly unearthed findings and documents to challenge the long-standing historical assumptions about th...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Mariner Books,
[2026]
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| Edition: | First US edition. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Pitts, Michael W., |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Island at the edge of the world : |b the forgotten history of Easter Island / |c Mike Pitts. |
| 250 | |a First US edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Mariner Books, |c [2026] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2026 | |
| 300 | |a xxii, 345 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some colour) ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 500 | |a "Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing"--Title page verso. | ||
| 520 | |a "A vital and timely work of historical adventure and reclamation by British archeological scholar Mike Pitts--a book that rewrites the popular yet flawed history of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and uses newly unearthed findings and documents to challenge the long-standing historical assumptions about the manmade ecological disaster that caused the island's collapse."--Amazon. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prey -- |t First contact -- |t Disruption -- |t The fall -- |g Postmortem -- |t The Mana departs -- |t The Routledges on Rapa Nui -- |t The Mana returned -- |t The Routledges apart -- |t War, hunger, and destruction -- |g Life -- |t Polynesians and Native Americans -- |t Rocks, trees, and gardens -- |t Quarries, roads, and plinths -- |t Political theater -- |t The enigma of aliens | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Easter Island |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Easter Island |x Discovery and exploration. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Easter Island |x Civilization. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Easter Island |x Antiquities. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Easter Island. | |
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